Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Beach Boy (and the day I saved my dad's life)

Hello there my super-troupe of fur-pals!!

I am so happy to have made such a pawsome new group of friends, and many of them are all the way on the other side of the world!!

But as you all know, I live Down Under in Australia, and I must admit that sometimes I get a bit jealous when I see photos of my blog friends playing in snow, meeting strange animals, or getting one of those delicious looking Chewy boxes that seem to be everywhere... (Come on Mr Postman, surely you can get one of those over the ocean to me?!)

Thankfully though I'm a glass half-full kind of guy, and I do know how to appreciate what I have (unless one of my friends has a larger treat than me - that means war).

Ignore those other guys... give me the treats

And one thing I do appreciate, is how close we are to the beach!

Just a short walk from home and I can be digging in the sands, snorkelling in the shallows, and sniffing through the seaweed and seashells!!

A true blue beach boy

If I'm not digging or sniffing, you'll find me being a super intrepid little guy, clambering over the rocks even when mum doesn't want me to...

Get the lead off me mum, I only fell off the rocks once before...

In fact I love the beach so much I will even go there when it's windy -

So windy... can't control my beard....

And when I have a friend come and visit, it's the first place we'll go!

Stick with me fur-friend, I'll show you the best spots....

So when mum suggested we go for a beach date the other day, I couldn't get her out the door fast enough!!

If you don't hurry up mum I'll drag you there....

The adventure started off brilliantly:

I stalked seagulls...

Get out of here you pesky birds...

I dug in the sands...

Look at that sandy nose!!

And I kept a watch on the ocean - from a safe distance of course...

Hmmm... looks choppy out there...best I stay on dry land...

But then the day took a dramatic turn.

I was happily running along the beach, when I noticed something that made my heart stop!

My papa was stranded miles out... in the middle of all that deep water!!

How did he get stuck out there??!

I spotted him straight away, and I knew at once that he needed my help.

What could I do?

I had no choice but to get him out.

Now I'll be the first to admit, when you're built like a brick with short and stumpy little limbs, swimming doesn't come naturally...

No..this doesn't look like a great idea...

But I had no option but to be brave -

So I mustered all my courage, and took on the waves.

Don't worry papa... I'm a-coming!

As you can see, I worked my hardest.. taking on the huge waves which were lapping up around my tummy... and racing up and down the shoreline to shepherd my papa back to safety.

It was exhausting - but finally, finally I managed to get him out!

Wet, tired, but relieved...

And (even though he insisted he'd just been for a "swim") I could tell that papa was so grateful I'd saved his life -

Yes, you should be hugging me. I'm a hero.

All in all, it was an exhausting day...

And I have no doubt there's a bravery medal on its way to me very soon.

Wow Morrie what a BRAVE and HEROIC fella you are! I hope your Dad was generous wiv the TREATS are you saved him????Loves and licky kissesPrincess Leah xxxPeeS I'm miffed that Chewy doesn't deliver to me in the UK either *sigh*

Thanks Princess Leah!Yes I have to hand it to him, he was at least forthcoming with some treats afterwards ... I even got some shark cartilage which I love!!!Hmm I agree about the Chewy boxes.. maybe we start a campaign?!

Gosh Morrie you are SO BRAVE facing those enormous waves. And you would love our beach in Aberdeen, where it is ALWAYS windy. Toodle pip!Bertie. PS I know how you feel about missing out on all those Chewy treats...

See now, YOU have something we will never have unless we move. We are nowhere near the beach, not at all!!! And we just know we would love to run on that sand. Of course, IF we get snow, we really do love that a lot.

Hi Lightning, Misty and Timber!It's been good writing that post actually because lots of my blogville friends have reminded me how lucky I am to be so close to the beach!I do love your photos of snow though!!!Lots of licks, your good friend Morrie :)

Morrie I am TRULY impressed that you were able to rescue your Dad from those vicious waves and WET water. For sure you need a BRAVERY badge! The beach must be a great spot to have so close to home.....for me it would be like a giant litterbox!

Wowwwwwzer buddy you are a hero, and your dad has such a big smile about it, we can tell he is very very proud of you!!! Mom loves your beach and since she is rock/shell nut kind of person is jealous of where you live, I myself would trade my sibs to live there....just saying......stella rose

Hey Hazel & Mabel,I can't believe you've never been to a beach!! You will have to make sure your pawents take you soon because it's my absolute favourite place to go!!Lots of licks, your good friend Morrie :)

Gosh I can't believe you haven't been to a beach Hazel & Mabel! You will have to make sure your pawents take you soon because it's a super fun place to go and you will love it!!Lots of licks, your good friend Morrie :)

OH MORRIE! You are a true HERO fursure!!!! I don't knows what your Pops would do without your help! Probably still be treading water! ☺ I knows what you means about the snow Morrie....we don't gets any here eithers. sigh. butts, your beach I thinks is tons better! I bets there are pawsome smells to sniffs, and lots of burdies to chase..heheheeeKisses,Ruby ♥

Mee-you Morrie doggie yur trulee a HERO fur resckuin yur Pappaw!!!Well dun! Where mee livess inn Canada wee getss lotss of snow....it iss a lot of fun to play inn butt sumtimess so-o cold it iss not fun at all.LadyMum said to tell you that you reminded her so much of Scott McGhee Brigaddon her Scotty furend shee tooked care of fur 6 monthss (way back inn '89 whenefurr that was...)You brott a BIG smile to her face!Sinseerlee, Siddhartha Henry =^,.^= an LadyMum :)

Oh I'm glad I made your mum smile - I often make my mum smile too (and sometimes I seem to make her grumpy but I have no idea why...)Anyway, you are so lucky to have snow... please post lots of photos!!Lots of licks, your good friend Morrie :)

Condogulations, Morrie! You were so brave to save your daddy out in the middle of the sea! We have lots of beaches here in San Francisco, but you won't catch me anywhere near the water. My daddy would be on his own if he decided to "go fur a swim"! BOL!!

Hey Pal I haven;t seen a post from you and wanted to check up and see if you are ok? You can reach me at ldc724@gmail.com or on my blog.It's time to get your information to Kismet for the Christmas gift exchange and card list. Please say you will join us!!You can get the information at https://kylascott.com/2017/11/07/holiday-card-list-please-repost/

Hey there Astro!!Really appreciate you checking in on me!I've been great, but mum has been very sneaky with the computer and has not let me near it recently :(But I have so many stories to share that now that I have computer access again I will be posting something asap!I would love to be involved in the Christmas gift exchange!!I'll go and check that out now!Your good mate Morrie :)